November 21 marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Dayton Accords -- the agreement that brought an end to years of war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, but also split the country into two entities whose lasting disputes have mired Bosnia in years of political deadlock.

In the space of a year, Vladimir Putin has gone from being the pariah of Brisbane to being the star of Antalya. The contrast between last year's G20 summit in Australia and this year's in Turkey couldn't be sharper.

A sudden push by France and Russia to cooperate against Islamist extremists in Syria has raised concerns in Eastern Europe that Moscow will use the Paris terrorist attacks to get Western concessions on Ukraine.

The NGO, which monitors developments in Russia’s nuclear industry and has been a critic of plans to build nuclear reactors, was accused by the Ministry of Justice of being engaged in political activities. (In Russian)

According to information coming out of Uzbekistan, more than 160 people have been detained since October in areas around the capital, Tashkent, on suspicion of being involved with the Islamic State extremist group.

This blog provides daily news and analysis about Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, and examines the response to that militant group in the Arab world, Iran, and across the former Soviet Union. It is live-blogging developments related to the November 13 Paris attacks.